Al is a wheelchair bound, shriveled old man with a sour attitude. He has lived in his home for as long as he, and anybody else can remember. He subsists by renting bedrooms of the house out to anybody that can stand him and repairing pre-fall electronics. He is widely known to be able to fix nearly any apple product if the payment is right. Al's disability prevents him from leaving the house and going to a market, so he only accepts payment in food rations and occasionally alcohol, whiskey in particular. He does not keep large stores of spare parts or working electronics around because he constantly fears he will be robbed or attacked by Crawley's men. This constant paranoia causes him to be nearly intolerable to stay with for any period of time as he has a habit of spying on tenants and accusing them of stealing things or "selling his secrets."
Nobody quite takes Al seriously unless they need a tablet fixed, but even still signs of dementia are becoming harder and harder to ignore. He has many stories of his adventures as a young man as civilization fell apart. Sometimes he lead a righteous group of hackers, other times he was the last bastion of defense for the UW library databases or lead a caravan that was trying to reconnect the world to the internet. Nobody is sure which, if any of his stories have a kernel of truth, but he is always certain of his intense hatred for Matthew Crawley. 30 years ago, as Crawley was establishing his headquarters at the Orpheum theater Al and his small team of electronics experts were hired to rewire and reconnect the builiding. Upon completion Crawley ordered his men to execute Al and his team for "security purposes." Al awoke among the bodies of his team with a broken spine. Al managed to claw his way into an alley to escape because the compound was not as heavily fortified as it is in present times. Since then Al has holed himself up in his home, unable and unwilling to leave ever again.
Al's bedroom is kept under heavy lock and key, and he allows nobody to enter or even see it. He has a desktop computer with a connection to the internet and a high quality stereo system.
NAME: Al Shapiro
Age: 80+ if you believe him
Sex: Male
Race: Caucasian
Class: Near poverty
Profession: Craftsperson
Disposition: Grumpy, rude
Faction(s): none
DESCRIPTION & BACKGROUND
Al is a wheelchair bound, shriveled old man with a sour attitude. He has lived in his home for as long as he, and anybody else can remember. He subsists by renting bedrooms of the house out to anybody that can stand him and repairing pre-fall electronics. He is widely known to be able to fix nearly any apple product if the payment is right. Al's disability prevents him from leaving the house and going to a market, so he only accepts payment in food rations and occasionally alcohol, whiskey in particular. He does not keep large stores of spare parts or working electronics around because he constantly fears he will be robbed or attacked by Crawley's men. This constant paranoia causes him to be nearly intolerable to stay with for any period of time as he has a habit of spying on tenants and accusing them of stealing things or "selling his secrets."Nobody quite takes Al seriously unless they need a tablet fixed, but even still signs of dementia are becoming harder and harder to ignore. He has many stories of his adventures as a young man as civilization fell apart. Sometimes he lead a righteous group of hackers, other times he was the last bastion of defense for the UW library databases or lead a caravan that was trying to reconnect the world to the internet. Nobody is sure which, if any of his stories have a kernel of truth, but he is always certain of his intense hatred for Matthew Crawley. 30 years ago, as Crawley was establishing his headquarters at the Orpheum theater Al and his small team of electronics experts were hired to rewire and reconnect the builiding. Upon completion Crawley ordered his men to execute Al and his team for "security purposes." Al awoke among the bodies of his team with a broken spine. Al managed to claw his way into an alley to escape because the compound was not as heavily fortified as it is in present times. Since then Al has holed himself up in his home, unable and unwilling to leave ever again.
Al's bedroom is kept under heavy lock and key, and he allows nobody to enter or even see it. He has a desktop computer with a connection to the internet and a high quality stereo system.
HEALTH = 7
INITIATIVE = 5
DEFENSE = 3
SPEED = 2
WEAPONS = steel pipe
ARMOR = noneATTRIBUTES
Intelligence: 3
Wits: 3
Resolve: 3
Strength: 2
Dexterity: 2
Stamina: 2
Presence: 2
Manipulation: 2
Composure: 3
SKILLS
Mental
Academics : 3 (Computers)Computer : 0
Crafts : 5 (electronics)
Investigation : 0
Medicine : 0
Occult : 0
Politics : 0
Science: 0
Physical
Athletics : 0Brawl : 0
Drive : 0
Firearms : 0
Larceny : 0
Stealth : 0
Survival : 0
Weaponry: 0
Social
Animal ken : 0Empathy : 2
Expression : 0
Intimidation : 0
Persuasion : 4
Socialize : 0
Streetwise : 0
Subterfuge: 0
MERITS (should not exceed 7)
Danger SenseMeditative Mine
Encyclopedic Knowledge
and
FLAWS
Crippled, wheelchair